Glossary | Compulsory English XII | SHORT STORY | 1. Neighbours | by Tim Winton

 

Unit 1: Short Stories

1. Neighbours

by Tim Winton

 

Glossary

antagonizing	annoying	कष्टप्रद, विरोधी
bestowing	sharing	बाढ्नु
bleary	sleep or tiredness	निद्रा वा थकान
booties and beanie	shoes and hats	जुत्ता र टोपी
claustrophobic	afraid of living in confined places	निसासिनु
cobalt	blue	नीलो
collie	a breed of dog	कुकुर
crooned	hum or sing in a low soft voice	गुन्गुनाउनु
docile	tame, quiet	शान्त, नम्र
eccentric	unconventional and strange	अनौठो
garlic cloves	parts, bulb of garlic	लसुनको पोटी
gasped	catch one’s breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment	अचम्भित
gossamer	silky soft hair	रेशमी कपाल
grappa	a kind of alcoholic beverage, a fragrant grape-based Italian brandy	मादक पदार्थ
haze	confusion, bulur	भ्रम
hilling	collecting	जम्मा गर्दै
intoxicated	affected by alcohol or drug	नशामा
leeks	green onion	हरियो प्याज
liverwurst	meat sausage also known as liver sausage	ससेज
Macedonian	from Macedonia, south-eastern Europe	म्यासेडोनिया
Moreton Bay	a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia	मोरेटन खाडी
mottled	marked with spots or smear of colour	दाग
moulting	molting, hair growing	पिघल्नु, कपाल बढ्नु
mulching	put fertilizer or soil around a plant to protect its base	मल हाल्नु
muscovies	Muscovy, a kind of large duck of South American origin	ठूलो हाँस
peeved	irritate, displease, upset	असन्तुष्ट हुनु, रिसाउनु
ploughed on with	continued on with	जारी राख्नु
ranted	to complain about sth. in a loud or angry way	गुनासो गर्नु
salvaged lumber	damaged furniture or timber	क्षतिग्रस्त फर्निचर
sojourners	to stay for a short time in a place away from your home	प्रवासीहरू
strained	stressed	तनावग्रस्त
stubble	the short ends of crops, hair	पराल
trailed	draw, cover, attach	आकर्षित, आवरण, संलग्न
vermilion	bright red in colour	सिंदूर
vernix	a greasy deposit covering the skin of a baby at birth	चिल्लो पदार्थ
wary	suspicious	शंकास्पद